Westfield police shooting investigation continuing

Law enforcement officials said Westfield police shot a man at 128 Elm st. Saturday morning after he stabbed an officer as police responded to a call that he was trying to break into the apartment of his ex-wife.

The patrolman who shot and killed Douglas Musto was on a regular day off Sunday. Westfield Police Chief John A. Camerota is expected to review the department’s procedures and decide if the officer should be placed on leave on Monday, Sgt. Eric Hall said.

Another patrolman, who was stabbed in the leg before the shooting, was treated at Baystate Medical Center and released. The officer is recovering from his wounds and it is unknown when he will return to work, Hall said.

The officers, whose names have not been released, were responding to a 2 a.m. emergency call from a woman who said her ex-husband was trying to break down the door to her apartment at 128 Elm St.

When officers arrived at the scene, Musto pulled a knife on one of them, as the officer tried to handcuff Musto, according to police. The officer tried to subdue Musto using an electric stun gun, but Musto lunged at him with the knife and stabbed him in the leg, police said.

The second officer, who was serving as back-up, then shot Musto to get him to stop his attack, police said. Musto, whose age and address were unavailable, died of his injuries.